§ 36-8-12-10 — Volunteers; medical treatment and burial expense coverage; determinations; premium expenses

(a) A:
(1) volunteer firefighter, a member of the emergency medical
services personnel, or an emergency medical technician working
in a volunteer capacity for a volunteer fire department or
ambulance company is covered; and
(2) volunteer working for a hazardous materials response team
may be covered;
by the medical treatment and burial expense provisions of the worker's
compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's
occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).
(b) Subject to section 10.3 of this chapter, if compensability of the
injury is an issue, the administrative procedures of IC 22-3-2 through
IC 22-3-6 and IC 22-3-7 shall be used to determine the issue.
(c) This subsection applies to all units, including counties. All
expenses incurred for premiums of the insurance allowed under this
section may be paid from the unit's general fund in the same manner as
other expenses in the unit are paid.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-40-1
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.64. Amended by
P.L.198-1988, SEC.1; P.L.3-1989, SEC.230; P.L.172-1990, SEC.2;
P.L.72-1992, SEC.5; P.L.1-1999, SEC.95; P.L.174-2009, SEC.6;
P.L.167-2019, SEC.3.